Terrorist 007, Exposed

WAPO ^ | 03/26/06 | Rita Katz and Michael Kern

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For almost two years, intelligence services around the world tried to uncover the identity of an Internet hacker who had become a key conduit for al-Qaeda. The savvy, English-speaking, presumably young webmaster taunted his pursuers, calling himself Irhabi -- Terrorist -- 007. He hacked into American university computers, propagandized for the Iraq insurgents led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and taught other online jihadists how to wield their computers for the cause.

[Cindy]

Thanks to a special freeper for pointing to this article.

Note: Photo included.

Comments here:

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“British Muslim computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as al Qaeda’s top cyber terrorist”
Last updated at 17:42pm on 16th January 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “A computer nerd from Shepherd’s Bush, West London, became al Qaeda’s top internet agent, it can be revealed today.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke, the head of the Met’s counterterrorism operations, said: “It was the first virtual conspiracy to murder that we have seen.”

Tsouli arrived in London in 2001 with his father, a Moroccan diplomat. He studied IT at a college in central London and was quickly radicalised by images of the war in Iraq posted on the internet.”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “But the enterprise had become so huge, it began to attract the attention of cyber-trackers who monitor the internet for extremists, leading to Tsouli’s arrest.”

[Cindy]

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2008/01/credit_cards_and_terrorists.php

“Credit Cards and Terrorists”
By Dennis Lormel

(January 16, 2008, 9:48 am)

[Cindy]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/01/17/nterror217.xml

“IT ‘anorak’ who spread al-Qa’eda hate”
By John Steele, Crime Correspondent
Last Updated: 2:27am GMT 17/01/2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “His capture led to the arrest of several Islamic terrorists around the world, including 17 men in Canada and two in the US.

Associates linked to Tsouli in Britain have also been detained.”

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stepping back in time...

QUOTE - SNIPPET:

http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/005897.php

27 January 2007
SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT: USA VS. AHMED & SADEQUEE
Filed in open court, USDC Atlanta, 19 July 2006
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
V.
SYED HARIS AHMED
and
EHSANUL ISLAM SADEQUEE

CRIMINAL INDICTMENT (SUPERSEDING) NO. 1:06-CR-147-CC

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UPDATE:

blog:

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/01/15/the-forgotten-jihadists-in-georgia/

“The forgotten jihadists in Georgia”
By Michelle Malkin • January 15, 2008 10:08 AM

SNIPPET: “In April 2006, I noted the arrests of 21-year-old Georgia Tech student Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee on international terrorism charges.”

SNIPPET: “The casing videos, Richards said, were found on the computer of Younis Tsouli, an al-Qaeda-inspired computer expert in London now serving 10 years in prison.”

[Cindy]

blog:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=28632_Video-_Terrorist_007&only

“Video: Terrorist 007”
Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 4:35:24 pm PST

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpK7tgBxNeQ

“UK ; Islamist Network.”

Video Description - Quote:

About This Video
British Muslim computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as al Qaeda’s top cyber terrorist

Younes Tsouli, 23, an IT student at a London college, used his top-floor flat in W12 to help Islamist extremists wage a propaganda war against the West.

Under the name Irhabi 007 — combining the James Bond reference with the Arabic for terrorist — he worked with al Qaeda leaders in Iraq and came up with a way to convert often gruesome videos into a form that could be put onto the Web.

Irhabi 007 aka Zib .007

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Added: January 16, 2008

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[Cindy]

Note: Photos included:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7191597.stm

Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:44 GMT

“The web war waged from a bedroom”
By Steve Swann
BBC News

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Police and intelligence agencies across the world believe that the case of Younes Tsouli - who was jailed in London last year for inciting terror over the internet - offers dramatic evidence of how extremists are using the web to radicalise young Muslims.”

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 10:48 GMT

“The world’s most wanted cyber-jihadist”
By Gordon Corera
BBC News security correspondent

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The evidence against Younis Tsouli and his co-conspirators was so overwhelming they pleaded guilty to incitement to commit acts of terrorism on the internet.

He is now serving a 16-year prison sentence at Belmarsh High Security Prison in London, where he is denied access to the internet.

Tsouli may be behind bars but the number of extremist websites is growing by the day. The fear is that the story of Terrorist 007 may have been a warning of a threat that is still out there and that is still growing.”

[arthurus]

death should come from beheading.

On YouTube.

[Cindy]

Longer Version - Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7knxgWSEgr8

“The rise and fall of Irhabi007”

VIDEO DESCRIPTION - QUOTE:

About This Video

This is the version of the program that aired on BBC America - slightly longer and with a few additional scenes that did not air in the UK. (less)
Added: January 19, 2008

[Cindy]

blog:

http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003947.html

January 21, 2008

“Islamism: ‘Terrorist 007’ And His Internet Adventures (1 of 3)”

(Note: “This article by Adrian Morgan (Giraldus Cambrensis of Western Resistance) appeared today in Family Security Matters and is reproduced with their permission.”)

[Cindy]

http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003948.html

January 22, 2008

“’Terrorist 007’ And His Islamist Internet Adventures (2 of 3)”

(Note: “This article by Adrian Morgan (Giraldus Cambrensis of Western Resistance) appeared today in Family Security Matters and is reproduced with their permission.”)

[Cindy]

blog:

http://www.westernresistance.com/blog/archives/003950.html

January 23, 2008

“’Terrorist 007’ And His Islamist Internet Adventures (3 of 3)”

(Note: “This article by Adrian Morgan (Giraldus Cambrensis of Western Resistance) appeared today in Family Security Matters and is reproduced with their permission.”)

[Cindy]

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Previously...

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“Islamist Forum Participant: Audio Message By Emir Of Al-Qaeda In U.K. To Be Released In Near Future”

(Posted January 30, 2008)

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http://memriiwmp.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=348

“Islamist Forum Participant: Audio Message by the Emir of Al-Qaeda in U.K. to Be Released in Near Future”

(Posted January 30, 2008)

1,250 posted on 01/31/2008 2:41:56 AM PST by Cindy

[Cindy]

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=Belmarsh+Prison&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&um=1&tab=wn&q=Belmarsh+%2B+Tsouli&btnG=Search+News

[Cindy]

CORRECTION: Delete the word “previously” in post no. 111.

[Cindy]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3276715.ece

From Times Online
January 30, 2008
“Al-Qaeda threatens wave of British attack”
Sean O’Neill, Crime and Security Editor

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Al-Qaeda has threatened a wave of suicide bombings in Britain unless all troops are withdrawn from Iraq and Afghanistan and Islamist prisoners are freed from Belmarsh jail by the end of March.

The statement, which also includes specific assassination threats against Gordon Brown and Tony Blair, appeared earlier this week on al-ekhlaas.net, a recognised jihadi website.

It was posted in English under the banner of “Al Qaeda in Britain” but remained on the site for only a brief period.”

[Cindy]

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=emmanuelwilenski
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=emmanuelwilenski

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“Does this bomb vest make me look fat?”

Video Description - Quote:

About This Video
A snippet from a 20 minute long video marketed under the brand of “al-Hijrat” and distributed by the LEE Media Network via their leemedia.net site. Acquired by us in February of 2008. There may be some details of the vest that the IC will find of interest, compared to the earlier Iranian design that was first put into broad circulation by Irhabi007 in 2005. (less)
Added: February 29, 2008
Category: News & Politics
Tags: intelligence jihad al-qaida suicide bombing afghanistan tablighi jamaat

[Cindy]

http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006291.html

02 March 2008
“LEE MEDIA NETWORK PRESENTS: “DOES THIS BOMB VEST MAKE ME LOOK FAT?””

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “This is a snippet from a 20 minute long video marketed under the brand of “al-Hijrat” and distributed by the LEE Media Network via their leemedia.net site. Acquired by us in mid-February of 2008. There may be some details of the construction of the vest that the IC will find of interest, compared to the earlier Iranian design that was first put into broad circulation by Irhabi007 in 2005.”

[Cindy]

http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006287.html

02 March 2008
“IRHABI007: NOW NOTHING MORE THAN A BANNER AD AND A MEMORY”

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarsh
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/belmarshprison

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Thanks to MamaDearest for pointing to the Daily Mail article:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1995304/posts?page=762#762

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=559283&in_page_id=1770

“Jailed terrorists are using the internet to contact supporters”
By JASON LEWIS - More by this author »
Last updated at 00:55am on 13th April 2008

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Terror suspects held at one of Britain’s most secure jails are secretly accessing the internet to contact their supporters.

The discovery raises fears that some of the UK’s most dangerous terrorists could be plotting new attacks from inside prison.

The serious security breach was revealed last week after The Mail on Sunday was alerted to messages on a “private” website linked to militant Islamic movement Al-Muhajiroun, which has been banned under anti-terror laws.

The threatening emails were apparently sent from inside Belmarsh high-security prison in South-East London, which houses some of Britain’s most feared terror suspects.

It is thought inmates are sending the illicit messages using smuggled mobile phones, many of which now allow access to the internet.”

[Cindy]

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4168

“The Next Generation of Terror”
By Marc Sageman
March/April 2008

David S. Holloway/Getty Images

SNIPPET: “When British police broke down Younis Tsouli’s door in October 2005 in a leafy west London neighborhood, they suspected the 22yearold college student, the son of a Moroccan diplomat, of little more than having traded emails with men planning a bombing in Bosnia. It was only after they began examining the hard drive on Tsouli’s computer that they realized they had stumbled upon one of the most infamous—and unlikely—cyberjihadists in the world.

Tsouli’s online username, as they discovered, was Irhabi007 (“Terrorist007” in Arabic). It was a moniker well known to international counterterrorism officials. Since 2004, this young man, with no history of radical activity, had become one of the world’s most influential propagandists in jihadi chatrooms.”

[Cindy]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/11/organized_crime_embraces_net/

“The rise of the Malware Mafia”
By Dan Goodin in San Francisco
Published Friday 11th April 2008 21:19 GMT

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Cyber crime is no longer the province of teenage hackers holed up in their parents’ basement, but rather an enterprise that’s been co-opted into the most hardened and powerful organized crime families. He cataloged some of the better-known examples including:

Dmitry Golubov, a Ukrainian alleged to be an original member of Carderplanet, an online clearinghouse for people engaged in the theft of credit and debit card information. He was arrested in 2006, but his case languished after two members of the Ukrainian parliament intervened on his behalf. He recently founded the Internet Party of Ukraine.

Younis Tsouli, who last year was convicted by UK authorities for inciting acts of terrorism. Tsouli frequently distributed propaganda videos for Al-Qaeda by hosting them on computers he had hijacked, Alperovich said. He frequently engaged in online credit card theft as a means to support his activities.

Maxim Yamstremsky, who was arrested last year for allegedly selling large amounts of credit card numbers that were stolen from the network of US retailing giant TJX. He was selling card data in batches of 10,000, and was charging $20 to $100 per card.”